A Post Event Review of the October 2015 South Carolina Floods: A Deep Dive into the Columbia and Cha
Dear Friends and Colleagues, In collaboration with the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance and Aon Benfield, we are excited to share with you our post-event review of the October 2015 South Carolina Floods. While hazards are physical, disasters are not; they occur due to a combination of physical, social, political, and economic factors. Focusing on two distinct urban areas – Columbia and Charleston – the report reviews what happened, why the disaster occurred, and the challenges faced and successes achieved in disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response, and recovery. The analysis points to opportunities to build resilience at local, regional and national levels. We believe the insights fr
Hot weather is recognized as detrimental to human health and labor productivity when temperatures and humidity exceed physiological thresholds. Occupational extreme heat exposure can lead to a number of detrimental heat-health impacts on workers. Excessive night-time temperatures following hot days do not allow for workers to recover and can compound work heat-health impacts. Climate change is projected to increase the number of hot days and nights, extend the length of the hot season and lead to a greater number of heat waves in many urban areas throughout Asia. As part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) initiative, the Institute for Social and Environmental Tra
